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Photobook Captures Diverse Beauty Of 100 Different Types Of Chickens

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If you were asked to name the most beautiful species of bird in the world, it’s unlikely that “chicken” would be your first answer. However, Italian photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini believe chickens are underrated. The two began a portrait project called Chic!ken to show the world just how beautiful these humble farm birds really are. Today, with over 200 stunning portraits showcasing 100 different types of chickens, the pair decided to combine the collection into a hardback photobook.

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Tranchellini first became aware of how chic a chicken could be in 2013 while in search of a pet Concincina for his studio garden in Milan. After meeting a farmer named Giorgio who invited him to an aviary exhibition, he fell in love with the beautiful birds and met his Concincina hen, Jessicah. Teaming up with fellow photographer Monti, the pair then began shooting various honorable hens and remarkable roosters at bird shows. “We felt like chickens had been waiting for their moment in the spotlight,” the duo explain on their Kickstarter campaign.

Monti and Tranchellini are currently running a campaign on Kickstarter, where you can pre-order Chicken: The Book, featuring “the sexiest and most beautiful chickens on the planet.” Other pledger rewards include limited edition fine art prints, hilarious posters, chicken postcards, collectible journals, and “a sexy calendar for adults only.”

 

See more, including more photos, here.

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Good article with really pretty chickens . And i for one agree the humble chicken has been thought of as “ just a yardbird “ but having been to a couple of majors poultry shows in the past has shown them to be more than an egg machine . 

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